Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-25

steady at 81 o. Provisions steady. Pork ir
regular; new SIS 90. Lard easy at S6 30 Dry
salt meat boxed shoulders So 80; long clears
S. l21s; clear ribs S. p; short clears S. 30.
Bacon, boxed shoulders So l24a at IS; long
clears S. SIX; clear ribs SIS SIX az 90; short
clears So 25G9 80. Hams steady at Sl2 O0nl4 90.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 2i.-Fair weather with
no signs OF frost anywhere had inspiring effect
on the bears this morning and both wheat and
corn were sold freely at the opening. Sepsem
Der wheat started &c lower at 6J'4c and sold
down TO 657s G69c. Within IL minutes after the
first furry was over the pit. became very duh
and remained so up to half hour before the
close. There was no outside business and the
local crowd did little more than scalp for ~ or
&c. Break of per cent. in wheat at San Fran
cisco caused thu break here and September
closed at GS1ld655sC, loves! figure of the day.
Com was quite active, bat business came
largely from the local crowd ard consisted in
either selling out of long stuff or shortening the
market. There was no distinctive buying
for investment. September corn, which OPEN
ed at 4l3sc sold down to 403sc before IL O'Clock,
but for the baTsnCe OF the day II kept steady
around 40% 6407sc, closing at 40ssc; May was
the favorite option and declined in about the
same proportion as september PROVISIONS
Weaker and lower, and the volume of business
only moderate, and chiefly local. Receipts of
hogs fair and prices lower, offerings of the
product were large, and as no supporting or
ders were in market, prices declined and
closed 12tzc lower on pork, sake on short
ribs, and 25c On January lard Local opera-
tors sold about 80 900 barrels January at S!2 p
to SD 32H the last sales being at $l2 271s. Lard
sold at SIS 1896 Is September, and S. 57i1 q
6 80 Janu4ry. Short ribs sold at
ST 9067 973s September. aud c'osed
at S. 95: January at Sc 3OGG 50. closing at
Sc 80; 100000 pounds cash sold al s. 90d1 %.
Leading futures closed as follows Wheat
August 6s;, September 6355c, october 7Ol4c,
December 73'5c; corn-August 40 &C, Septem-
Der 4G'.c, october Al &c, May 4lzsc; mess pork
per barrel-year Sll 10, January 2I5a lard
August Sc a, September Sc 49, october S. so,
January Sc 5lls; short ribs-August 81 80,
September ST 80, october s. 9j}a, January
S. 80. Cash quotations were -Four remains
quiet with no material change; Wheat, No. :
red 90 sc No. corn, 4Olsc. Mess pork per
barrel Sl5 25al5 90. Lard per 100 pounds Sc As;
Short ribs slider, loose 81 %. Dry sailed
shoulders, boxed, s. 45G5 so. Short clear sides,
boxed, SIS 30GS 81.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Cofee-spot fair
Rio firm at 20c: options fairly active and
lower sales $3.50 b .gs. September
SIS l50lS 80; October SIS 3j6lS 80; Novem-
Der SIS 40G is so; December SIS 506ls 20; Jan
uary SIS 5500lS 20; February Sis 55DIS 75;
March SIC 55GlS so; April SIS 90; May SIS 70d
Is 70. sugar frmer ana more active; centri
fuval on the bases of % 1t for sc test, mus
carado, 50 test, 45sc; fair refining quoted at
&C; r. fined, firm; good inquiry; extra c, AZ. n
SC; white, extra c. 51s9j's-; mould
566c; confectioners 51ac; stan a 5 &C;
cut loaf and crushed Sac 2 Ice; powdered 6 l 16
66ac; graduated &C. MOlases steady Rice
| steady Pork dull Snd nominal. Cut meats
steady Lard 4S6 points lower. dull and heavy
spot So 50; september Sc f6GG -; October Sc ~
at So; November Sc 16G6 so.